The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-03-15
SUBURBAN NEWS.
BowERY BEACH.


A Cape man (he wont let me use his name)
happened into Bailey's auction room during
the recent sale of unclaimed express pack
ages. So great was the crowd and so brisk
was the bidding that 1t was some time be-
fore he could get the speakers eye, so to
speak. When at last he got recognition he
held the floor until five promising looking
packages were knocked down to him in quick
succession. Before opening these bundles
he says he would have been 10th to exchang
lots with either Of the Cape's most solid cit
liens. But they must be opened before he
could know how much personal property the
assessor could levy on. Package No. / was
metal put did not prove to be precious, 1t
being badly broken stove crate, which,
even had II been whole, 1t would not have
paid to buy stove to fit it. Package No. 2
contained several hundred copies Of camp
meeting Sabbath school lessons for 1875.
These lessons related chiefly to Solom0n's
wisdom, but though published so long ago,
they reached our fellow citizens a day too
late. The third and fourth parcels were bot
ties of medicine, one Of which had lost its
contents by having broken neck, but the
other was intact with directions to take
great spoonful three times aIday. Our inform
ant thinks if he knew what the medicine was
for, he might manage to contract the disease,
then take the medicine as means Of getting
partly square.
But it did seem as if the hand of Proyi-
dence guided our friend in the order of in
spection OF his purchases, for as IL to first
convince him that the fools are not all
dead, and then provide means for reducing
the surplus, the last parcel proved to be, to
all appearances, bona fide internal ma
chine. This thing he has buried in March
snow drift, trusting by the time ii thows out
II Will be in condition for examination by an
expert. Our friends sage advice is, that Of
the two, the louisiana lottery or an auc-
ton sale OF unclaimed express packages,
take chances in the former every time. NJ.
wooDFoRDs.
For some time past horse in terribly
emaciated condition, and scarcely able to
travel on account of lameness and swollen
limbs, has been driven into town and out by
a man named Eugene Pike, who has recently
moved to this place. Last night Cruelty
Agent Geo. H. Bailey ordered the owner TO
have the animal killed Immediately, which
was done.
A loaded team got stuck on the Rochester
track at Forest Avenue, and came near being
run into by the noon train yesterday.
YARMOUTH.
AT the school meeting in District No. g.
Saturday evening. Mr.. j. II. Doughty was
elected agent in place of G. H. Lowell. In
District No. Mr.. A. L. Loring was elected
agent, and F. b. Merrill, clerk, in the place
OF Mr.. Benjamin X. Gooch, who has held
that office continuously for forty years.
GoRHAM.
A very pleasant entertainment was held at
the School street Methodist church in Cor
ham Friday evening, March 14th, consisting
OF music, instrumental and vocal, and read
ings and recitatiOns by Mr.. Frank w. Adams,
q son of Rev. Il. p. Adams of Cane Eliza
beth Ferry. Mr.. Adams made very good
impression upon his audience and was several
times called back during the evening. An
other very interesting feature Of the enter
tainment was the presentation of a fine silk
hat to Rev. r. A. Bragdon, pastor Of the
School street Methodist church in Gorham,
as slight testimonial of his friends high
appreciation of his manly virtues. Mr..
Bragdon is very much beloved by his people
and highly respected in the community, and
his stay in Gorham for another conference
year Is much desired. c..